In the realm of films about iconic deceased rappers, Dirty White Boy has to take the cake. It’s the story of how Wu-Tang Clan co-founder Ol’ Dirty Bastard, aka Russell Jones, was partially conned into letting an unproven VH1 production assistant named Jarred Weisfeld manage him while the rapper was in jail. The move paid off, sparking an unlikely comeback, before ODB passed away due to a drug overdose at the age of 35.

ODB’s story has been one several filmmakers and even his friends have been trying to get to the big screen but it seems this relationship was the hook that’ll get it in cinemas first. First-time director Joaquin Baca-Asay will helm Dirty White Boy and he’s already cast the lead: none other than The Wire and Boardwalk Empire‘s Michael K. Williams. The script is the first ever by Brent Hoff, an acquaintance of the pair. Read more after the jump.